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Bed bug nymph. Credit: CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki

Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever

5 Mar 2024

10 min read

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Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores

4 Mar 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19

Gender health gap ... closing it could potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion. Credit: Unsplash/National Cancer Institute

The gender health gap: It's more than a women’s issue. Here’s why

1 Mar 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Gender equality

Rendered image of blood cells. Credit: ANIRUDH on Unsplash

HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

29 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts HIV Research summary

Reaching Every Child with the COVID-19 Recovery Fellowship in Ghana

27 Feb 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 Routine immunisation

A displacement camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Displacement can impact access to routine immunization for children and their families. Credit: PATH/Ley Uwera.

Zero-dose children are an indicator of broader inequities

26 Feb 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Zero-dose children Climate change

Preterm babies are more at risk of severe neurological problems, like cerebral palsy, poor lung function and long-term problems with their guts. Credit: Zoe Graham on Unsplash

80% of premature baby deaths happen in poorer countries. Five simple measures that can help save them

23 Feb 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Maternal and child health

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), or “zombie deer disease”, is spreading in North America. Credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Zombie deer disease is spreading and scientists are concerned that it could jump to humans

22 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

Studies show that social grants can help older South Africans protect their cognitive health and live longer. Credit: Pixabay on Pexels

Money and ageing: South African study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function

21 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Research summary

Geneticist Chris Mason (right), Evan Afshin (center), and Sofia Ahsanuddin (left) sample turnstiles in New York City’s subway system in June 2016. Their swabs pick up cells that humans, animals, and microorganisms naturally shed, leaving behind genetic fingerprints. Visual: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Weill Cornell Medicine

The uncharted world of emerging pathogens

20 Feb 2024

15 min read

Cross-posts Disease Detectives

The pandemic exposed and accelerated the cracks in health systems, and, as these latest figures show, this has set back progress towards safer pregnancy in the UK by decades.

Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years – experts explain why

19 Feb 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Gender equality Explainer

Huma Ashraf, right of picture, lost her feet in a tragic accident. Credit: Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Huma Ashraf, an unbroken spirit

16 Feb 2024

7 min read

Cross-posts Polio Health worker heroes

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